Intermodal freight transport

The role of government in fostering intermodal transport innovation: Freight transportation systems are very important all over the world and are considered to be very significant to the world for regional and local economies (Konings & H. Nijkamp, 2008). The author has explained that using 1994 gross national product numbers freight transportation made 6.3 per cent of total expenditure (Knoning & H. Nijkamp, 2008). Freight transportation represents a percentage of total expenditures 38.52 per

(U.S. Department of Transportation and Maritime Administration, 2013). There are about 1,200 ships passed through the canal every day and more than 14,000 ships transit the canal, 70% of the containerized freight is inbound or outbound from the U.S. East Coast annually (Knight, 2008). Intermodal transportation defined as the transportation of a person/load from its origin to its destination by a sequence of at least two transportation

Intermodal service evolves The full range of interdependent intermodal (IMDL) transportation and distribution services have evolved in recent years and now offer the service breadth and reliability necessary to play an important part in domestic and global supply chains. Intermodal was once a slow trailers-on-rails alternative to inter-city trucking with less than dependable transit times typically available only between limited sets of origin and destination cities. The service was not integrated

right away walked away from unprofitable passenger business, and concentrated on freight as their core business activity; this side of the business was the most profitable and there was not too much competition. Rail traffic started growing by flows of coal, grain, and ores, indeed 43% of all traffic was accounted for by coal shipments in 2003. Larger capacity cars were brought into service. Although general freight produced higher revenues per ton it was more subject to competition, and therefore

that is becoming more essential to compete in the growing global market is intermodal freight transportation. Before the history and evolution of intermodal freight transportation can be discussed it must first be defined. One article defines intermodal freight transportation as “the use of two or more modes to move a shipment from origin to destination” (Dewitt and Clinger, n.d., p. 1). A prime example of intermodal freight transportation in America is transfer of trailers and containers from container

Intermodal Containers Moving Freight The advancement in technology and imaginative techniques, the procedures and systems of how cargo is moved and handled is streamlined. Prior to containerization, moving freight from one location to another across the globe was a tedious practice and often took an extended amount of time. Manufacturers would use various configurations with dissimilar sizes and weights which led to additional time at each location being required to handle the different sized

Union Pacific: A Case Study for Strategic Alternatives PART 1: INTRODUCTION Union Pacific Railroad Company (UNP) is one of the four major railroad companies that transports a variety of goods across North America and is an American staple of industriousness and endurance. Union Pacific with its workforce of 43,000 highly trained people has been in operation since 1862, and its span of operation stretches from Western to Southern United States and internationally into Western

Income tax Liability method is used to executive the income tax process for a transportation company. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are being accomplished for upcoming tax consequences. It is attributed to distinct financial statement carrying values of current assets and liabilities and respective tax basis as well as operating loss as well tax credit could be carried forward. The temporary differences or expected to be settled or recovered by using enacted tax rates and being measured

& Supply Chain Management 2011/12 Freight Transport Assessment SilicaChem Corporation: Outbound Freight Transport Report Jia GUO, Bethie 09/01/12 1. Introduction This short report recommends the best options of serving the Spanish distributor and the North America customer based on information given. Although cost is the main consideration in the analysis, various other criteria such as service level and transport modal features are also examined. In order to deliver

and stowing ($80/trk) 8,000 Seaway tolls ($27/trk) 2,700 Unloading 4,200 Insurance ($105/trk) 10,500 Total 109,470 Via Baltimore Costs ($) Load and block ($30/trk) 3,000 Rail rate at $448/trk 44,800 Handling @ Baltimore ($100/trk) 10,000 Ocean freight ($720/trk) 72,000 Insurance ($75/trk) 7,500 Total 137,300 1. Which of the two routing alternatives would you recommend? Why? In terms of transportation costs only, the chartered vessel is cheaper. However, when we take into account cash flows